Pushthrough is a
resettled fishing community located on Newfoundland and Labrador's
south coast, about 20 km northwest of
Hermitage. Permanent settlement at Pushthrough happened in 1814, when George Chambers moved there from Gaultois to establish a fishing room (a place for drying and storing fish) and later a store. The community lost population to
Gaultois
Gaultois () is a small settlement in the Coast of Bays area in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Gaultois had a population of 100 people in the 2021 census. The town has a K-12 school called Victoria Academy (as of 2022-23, there are 4 students ...
in the 1950s and to
Head of Bay d'Espoir in the 1960s. In 1968, virtually all the families with school aged children moved, effectively leading to the downfall of the community.
See also
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List of lighthouses in Canada
This is a list of lighthouses in Canada. These may naturally be divided into lighthouses on the Pacific coast, on the Arctic Ocean, in the Hudson Bay watershed, on the Labrador Sea and Gulf of St. Lawrence, in the St. Lawrence River watershed ...
References
External links
Picture of the lighthouseAids to Navigation''Canadian Coast Guard''
Ghost towns in Newfoundland and Labrador
Lighthouses in Newfoundland and Labrador
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